Oncoming Mitigation by Braking - Page 2

Duri13 · Jul 12th, 2019, 07:44

Now I am reading this: https://www.media.volvocars.com/glob...king-animation. So maybe this is part of the City Safety and the level settings apply for all those individual safety features. Although, I cannot imagine why someone would want his/her car to react "late" with braking when there is another car going to hit me. My guess is that early-normal-late settings apply only to City Safety as we know it for years (without these new features).

Anyway, I would not worry much and for 90EUR it is a bargain for what it offers. I would get it without hesitation. If that situation happens, you would probably just freeze or hit brakes. Your car will behave better than you in such situation. The other day there was suddenly an overtaking car in front of me and my XC90 did not react because it was not necessary - I just applied brakes (but not full) and got that shocked feeling. At the end, nothing happened, we have all managed to avoid the collision. And this I felt like it was the maximum I would like to deal with when driving - so the car definitely does not react early to such situation and gives you the room to react as you assess the situation. (my City Safety settings is set to NORMAL)

jonnyu · Jul 12th, 2019, 08:44

I have this feature and I believe that you cannot turn it off.
Already tested it for a few times.
When the system activates, it shows me in the headup display a big icon (either a car, a person, etc) in red and the car automatically brakes to a full stop.
Sometimes it's even a bit violent but totally safe.
I had this feature as standard from the intellisafe package.

The trick whenever the system is activated and you dont want the car to brake to a full stop is to put slightly the foot on the brake and release it. That way it will turn the feature off for that incident.

sammyblackbaron · Jul 12th, 2019, 09:07

Sounds like some scary testing!

taylora · Jul 12th, 2019, 09:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Duri13

I cannot imagine why someone would want his/her car to react "late"

.

I think the setting just adjusts when you get a visual and audible warning rather than how early or late the car applies brakes or steering assist.

Duri13 · Jul 12th, 2019, 09:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonnyu

I have this feature and I believe that you cannot turn it off.
Already tested it for a few times.
When the system activates, it shows me in the headup display a big icon (either a car, a person, etc) in red and the car automatically brakes to a full stop.
Sometimes it's even a bit violent but totally safe.
I had this feature as standard from the intellisafe package.

I do not want to argue but I believe that is City Safety what you talk about, not particularly Oncoming Mitigation by Braking. Especially since you talk about persons. Oncoming mitigation is not about a person jumping in front of you.

jonnyu · Jul 12th, 2019, 11:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by sammyblackbaron

Sounds like some scary testing!

Wife driving.

Maybe is City Safety as Duri13 said.
I have the oncoming lane mitigation not the oncoming collision mitigation.
I will ask my dealer if I can fit this as well on my Volvo.

gaby · Jul 12th, 2019, 12:23

Oncoming Mitigation by Braking is part of Intellsafe, not City Safety.
A reason to set this feature to "late" could be if it is found to be too agressive.
This is what I felt was the case with another safety feature.

Duri13 · Jul 12th, 2019, 13:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by gaby

Oncoming Mitigation by Braking is part of Intellsafe, not City Safety.
A reason to set this feature to "late" could be if it is found to be too agressive.
This is what I felt was the case with another safety feature.

I did not find it too aggressive in that one situation when it could have been triggered. I started to panic before my car had a chance to intervene, so it is definitely not set to "early"

gaby · Jul 12th, 2019, 16:59

Sounds reassuring

I am inclined to have it installed.
One incident can be enough to make the difference.

crusted lark · Jul 13th, 2019, 16:21

As I read it, Oncoming Mitigation by Braking only takes effect when a collision is unavoidable, which makes testing it rather dangerous and costly.

This is also a bit of a limitation if you aren't in Scandinavia:

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the oncoming vehicle's headlights must be on

Jul 12th, 2019, 07:44	#11
Duri13 Member Last Online: Today 09:38 Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Luxembourg	Now I am reading this: https://www.media.volvocars.com/glob...king-animation. So maybe this is part of the City Safety and the level settings apply for all those individual safety features. Although, I cannot imagine why someone would want his/her car to react "late" with braking when there is another car going to hit me. My guess is that early-normal-late settings apply only to City Safety as we know it for years (without these new features). Anyway, I would not worry much and for 90EUR it is a bargain for what it offers. I would get it without hesitation. If that situation happens, you would probably just freeze or hit brakes. Your car will behave better than you in such situation. The other day there was suddenly an overtaking car in front of me and my XC90 did not react because it was not necessary - I just applied brakes (but not full) and got that shocked feeling. At the end, nothing happened, we have all managed to avoid the collision. And this I felt like it was the maximum I would like to deal with when driving - so the car definitely does not react early to such situation and gives you the room to react as you assess the situation. (my City Safety settings is set to NORMAL) __________________ XC90 D5 Momentum (MY 2019) - Pine Grey, Business Luxury Line, Xenium Pack + 360 camera, Luxury Passenger, Family, H&K audio, Winter Pro, Light pack, BLIS, towbar V40 T2 AT (MY 2017) - Inscription ---------------- past: XC60 D4 FWD AT (MY 2015)

Jul 12th, 2019, 08:44	#12
jonnyu Senior Member Last Online: Sep 25th, 2023 18:52 Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Gland	I have this feature and I believe that you cannot turn it off. Already tested it for a few times. When the system activates, it shows me in the headup display a big icon (either a car, a person, etc) in red and the car automatically brakes to a full stop. Sometimes it's even a bit violent but totally safe. I had this feature as standard from the intellisafe package. The trick whenever the system is activated and you dont want the car to brake to a full stop is to put slightly the foot on the brake and release it. That way it will turn the feature off for that incident. __________________ MY19 XC60 D4 Inscription Pro Auto AWD, Luminous Sand, Blond Interior, Xenium Pro, Intellisafe Pro, Winter Pack, Dark Tinted and Laminated, Four-C, Business Connect, Versatility Pro

Jul 12th, 2019, 09:07	#13
sammyblackbaron Junior Member Last Online: May 9th, 2022 10:05 Join Date: May 2017 Location: Edinburgh	Sounds like some scary testing! __________________ V90 Cross Country D4 (MY18)

Jul 12th, 2019, 12:23	#17
gaby Premier Member Last Online: Today 07:45 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Belgium	Oncoming Mitigation by Braking is part of Intellsafe, not City Safety. A reason to set this feature to "late" could be if it is found to be too agressive. This is what I felt was the case with another safety feature. __________________ 2018 XC90 T5 (5 seater)

Jul 12th, 2019, 16:59	#19
gaby Premier Member Last Online: Today 07:45 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Belgium	Sounds reassuring I am inclined to have it installed. One incident can be enough to make the difference. __________________ 2018 XC90 T5 (5 seater)

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